Review: Tribit’s Stormbox Micro packs big sound in a small package

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Tribit’s $40 pocket-sized StormBox Micro proves that a speaker doesn’t need to be big or expensive to sound great.Portable Bluetooth speakers are one of our favorite gadgets to keep on hand. Whether you simply want to take them from room to room in your house or on your next big biking excursion, a good Bluetooth speaker lets you bring the party with you wherever you go.Today, we’re taking a look at Tribit’s StormBox Micro — an all-weather speaker that is affordable, durable, and sounds as good as some larger speakers we’ve tested….

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Apple now using retail stores as distribution centers in North America

By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Apple recently began to use its vast chain of brick-and-mortar Apple Store locations as nodes in a product distribution network, enabling faster receipt of items than those shipped from China.The strategy is a marked shift from Apple’s its standard operating procedures, which until now has seen the tech giant fulfill online orders from regional distribution centers or directly from manufacturers in China.Citing sources familiar with the company’s new shipping process, Bloomberg reports products like iPhone, iPad and Mac …

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Mac sales growth up 13% in Q3 on remote work, education trends

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple Mac shipments rose 13% in the third quarter of 2020 alongside similar growth across the broader PC market, according to new data from Canalys.Credit: Andrew O’Hara, AppleInsiderThe latest estimates indicate that the PC market grew 12.7% during the quarter ending in September, with vendors shipping a total of 79.2 million computers during the period. Growth was driven largely by new remote work and education trends adopted during the …

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Apple TV+ review: Catching up with full seasons of Apple’s original shows

By news@appleinsider.com (Stephen Silver) As Apple TV+ nears its first anniversary, our critic explores the second halves of the streaming service’s original shows.Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on “The Morning Show” Ever since Apple TV+ made its debut on November 1, 2019, we here at AppleInsider been running reviews of each series as it has premiered. These reviews have in most cases been based on the first handful of episodes….

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